Arnold Kohlschütter

astronomer

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In parallax: Indirect measurement
In 1914 Walter Adams and Arnold Kohlschütter established the spectroscopic differences between giant and dwarf stars of the same spectral type and laid the foundation for the determination of spectroscopic parallaxes. These differences, depending upon the intrinsic brightness of the star, allow an estimate of its absolute magnitude, and the…
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